Five more superb drifts from the world of motorsport

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By now you’ve hopefully watched and marveled at Kevin Eriksson’s heroic first-corner drift overtake at the German round of the 2016 WRX championship. If not, watch it here. About ten times ought to do the trick. Maybe twenty. It doesn’t get any less ballsy.

In tribute to Eriksson’s audacious cornering stance, TG.com took on the arduous task of trawling the internet for our favourite oversteer moments from elsewhere in the world of motorsport. Some are deliberate, some a little, erm, squeakier. Either way, they all demonstrate that on-circuit action is at its most engrossing when the drivers suddenly start looking out of the side of their helmet.

Got any better ones? Tell us of your favourite tail-happy moments below...

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You could argue it’s cheating to kick this list off with a ‘moment’ from a sport where the entire purpose is to slide a car. Fair point, well made. But the sheer absurdity of what Kawabata does in his trusty Nissan 180SX is only matched by the sublime commentary from his compatriots in the crow’s nest. It brings a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘backing it in…’

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Drifting is a way of life in NASCAR. The obvious problem with tucking up inches behind your competitor while turning left at the thick end of 200mph is that a split-second miscalculation can lead to very grown-up consequences. So TG.com doffs its virtual cap not just to Brendan Gaughan here, but so too Dylan Kwasniewski, for both rescuing a spot of overly friendly rubbing…

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Probably the definitive example of the deliberate motorsport drift, this one. Step back into 1986. The Hungarian GP. Nelson Piquet charges after Ayrton Senna down the pit straight, squeezing past the outside of the Brazilian's Lotus, half on the dirt. Arriving at the upcoming right-hander carrying far too much speed, he turns in and kicks out the rear end to not only balance the car into the turn, but take up more track and block any sneaky way back through from Senna. Just wow.

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We’re back in Japan for another clip of the national sport and a whole new type of drifting. Instead of balancing the car on the edge of control with all four wheels on the track, why not pitch it sideways over a crest and see if you can land the resulting jump-drift? Daigo Satu here demonstrates exactly how to add new dimensions to going sideways – by going upwards too. Cue applause. 

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The 2016 24 Heures du Mans will be forever remembered for Toyota’s last-lap LPM1 heartbreak handing victory on a plate to a stunned Porsche team. What many will have forgotten after that extraordinary climax was just how tough the entire race weekend had been on all teams.

Torrential rain during Q3 led to a red flag being issued, with the only vehicle allowed on track being four-time Le Mans winner Yannick Dalmas in the Audi R8 V10 Plus pace car. At Dunlop Curves in deep darkness, the Frenchman executed a superb four-wheel drift in standing water, later explaining he was testing the limits of grip to report back to the race drivers. Excellent work, Monsieur Dalmas.